A.D. 



1578. 



M aster Vorke. 



Christopher 



Hall. 



The Hopcwel. 



Captaine 



Carew. 



Andrew Die?. 



MARTIN FROBISHER 



The third and last voyage unto Meta Incognita, 

 made by M. Martin Frobisher, in the yeere 

 1578. Written by Thomas Ellis. 



Hese are to let you know, that upon the 

 25. of May, the Thomas Allen being 

 Viceadmirall whose Captaine was M. 

 Yorke, M. Gibbes Master, Christopher 

 Hall Pilot, accompanied with the Reare- 

 admiral named the Hopewel, whose 

 Captaine was M. Henrie Carewe, the 

 M. Andrewe Dier, and certaine other ships came to 

 Gravesend, where wee ankred and abode the comming 

 of certaine of our Fleete which were not yet come. 



The 27. of the same moneth our Fleete being nowe [III. 40.] 

 come together, and all things prest in a readinesse, the 

 wind favouring, and tide serving, we being of sailes in 

 number eight, waied ankers and hoised our sailes toward 

 Harwich to meete with our Admirall, and the residue Harwich. 

 which then and there abode our arrivall : where we safely 

 arrived the 28. thereof, finding there our Admirall, whom 

 we with the discharge of certaine pieces saluted, acording 

 to order and duety, and were welcommed with the like 

 courtesie : which being finished we landed : where our 

 Generall continued mustering his souldiers and Miners, 

 and setting things in order appertaining to the voyage 

 untill the last of the said moneth of May, which day we 

 hoised our sailes, and committing our selves to the con- 

 ducting of Almightie God, we set forward toward the 

 west Countrey in such luckie wise and good successe, 

 that by the fift of June we passed the Dursies, being 

 the utmost part of Ireland to the Westward. 



And here it were not much amisse nor farre from our 

 purpose, if I should a little discourse and speake of our 

 adventures and chances by the way, as our landing at 

 Plimmouth, as also the meeting certaine poore men, Plimmouth. 

 which were robbed and spoyled of all that they had by 



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Dursies. 

 Ireland. 



